Literature in the United Kingdom

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

This 15th-century church was once described as the ugliest in England.

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Two tombstones associated with the much-beloved children's story.

At this fountain, Pongo and Missis of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians," stopped to drink.

A cottage built at the birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who inspired the novel 'Robinson Crusoe.'

These iconic characters honor Carl Giles, who brought humor to newspaper readers for almost 50 years.

A recreation of a sign that Charles Dickens used to see on his walk home.

The world's smallest Austen museum is inside an unassuming phone booth.

In Warrington’s Golden Square, it's always tea time.

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.

This exhibit showcases the literary work of soldiers who suffered "shell shock" during World War I.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

This massive work of art was designed to commemorate Burns Night and the national poet of Scotland.

A stained-glass window from the 15th century offers a vision of the end of the world.